New York, NY—AWI commends the New York City Council for today passing Romanch’s Law (Intro 943) by a vote of 40-7 with two abstentions, which will put an end to horse-drawn carriages in New York City.

Mexico weakened protections yesterday for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, opening vast new areas in the Upper Gulf of California to the deadly gillnet fishing that has caused the vaquita’s ...

AWI works in six animal program areas to achieve its mission From contacting elected officials to making more compassionate shopping choices to donating to AWI, there are numerous ways you can help ...

Transporting horses on roads can be dangerous and requires safety precautions. Double-deck trailers place horses at risk and are not appropriate for the species. These trailers do not provide the ...

Washington, DC—New documents obtained by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) through a public records request confirm an outbreak of highly ...

Washington, DC—Today, Safe Havens for Pets, an initiative of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), launched an expanded online directory to include sheltering services that assist individuals who are ...

The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals: A Vet’s Vision for a More Humane Future is written by a retired laboratory veterinarian who spent his career treating animals used in experimentation. In addition to ...

Your help is needed to rally against two unprecedented new bills in Congress! Both H.R. 9621, the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, and H.R. 9637, Protecting the Columbia River ...

Washington, DC—Following the ardent endorsement by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) of a harmful Farm Bill provision that could negatively impact the welfare of countless farmed ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today announced the recipients of its annual scholarship, which recognizes students who embody the organization’s goal of alleviating the suffering of ...

“Soring”—which involves intentionally inflicting pain on a horse’s hooves and front limbs to produce an exaggerated high-stepping gait known as the “Big Lick”—remains a persistent and rampant practice ...

Washington, DC—The Trump Administration weakened the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a final rulemaking that could open the door to widespread destruction of habitat for endangered wildlife by ...